_: 320 young people from the host and displaced populations of Boala will be trained, among others, by the Yols viim project of APIL in Boulsa (Centre-North), in the trades of masonry, painting, hairdressing , electricity and weaving in Boulsa (Centre-North). The information was given on Friday March 29, 2024, during the 1st session of the technical monitoring committee (CTS) of the said project ‘ Economic resilience and social cohesion for the population of the commune of Boala, province of Namentenga, in the North-Central region.
APIL’s Yols viim project aims to provide qualifying technical training to 320 young people from the host and displaced populations of Boala in Boulsa, in the Namentenga province, in the North-Central region.
These young people will be trained in trades such as masonry, building painting, building electricity, solar electricity, paving, dyeing/weaving, poultry farming, hairdressing, processing of agricultural products, biscuits and semolina. on the one hand and to promote, on the
other hand, social cohesion between host populations and internally displaced persons.
The financial envelope for carrying out these various activities is estimated at 166 million CFA francs, ending in March 2025.
This 1st session of the technical monitoring committee (CTS) of the Yols viim APIL project was chaired by the first vice-president of the special delegation of the municipality of Boala, Marcel Koudougou.
After this first session , the CTS will be held mid-term and at the end of the project. The expertise of the young people trained will be used for the construction of the Boulsa youth center.
According to project coordinator Abdoulaye Dermé, the training sessions will take place in Boulsa as planned in the texts.
The populations displaced from Boala due to terrorism are resettled in their commune of origin, located 35 km from Boulsa, on the North Boulsa -Kaya axis.
The discussions also focused on the care, catering and accommodation of young people from Boala to Boulsa during the various trai
ning sessions. The same was true for the training site for the latter.
‘The project had simply provided for lunch support for learners and nothing else. But in the event of it being taken into account, anything else that could take time. It is better to take the bull by the horns before it is too late,’ argued Mr. Dermé.
The members made a commitment to carry out local awareness raising for better ownership of the project.
Source: Burkina Information Agency